11. Pacific Rim (2013)

Hong Kong Fight

The Setup: After a test run goes bad for the returning Raleigh Becket and his desired copilot Mako Mori inside Gipsy Danger, they’re sidelined as a double Kaiju attack begins in Hong Kong. Jaeger Commander Stacker Pentecost deploys the other Jaegers to take care of it.

The Battle: The fight doesn’t go exactly as planned for the Jaegers and their pilots. Both Category 4 Kaiju — Leatherback and Otachi — tear apart Jaegers Crimson Typhoon and Cherno Alpha, prompting the pilots of Striker Eureka to abandon their stance near the island and help out. Otachi heads towards the city of Hong Kong as Leatherback sets off an EMP — disabling Striker — which leads the command center to deploy Gipsy Danger to help. Fortunately, Gipsy runs on a nuclear core, and won’t be affected by the EMP, so Gipsy Danger takes down Leatherhead and goes after Otachi in the streets of Hong Kong — dragging a boat along. After numerous boat swings and decimated buildings, the fight eventually ends up in the skies, where Mako deploys Gipsy’s sword and splits Otachi in half.